20mph – The good, the bad and the ugly!

THE GOOD: After much pressure from campaigners, Lewisham Council has finally agreed to introduce 20mph zones throughout the borough. Hoorah! This is fantastic news and will hopefully go some way in helping to make our streets safer. Surrounding Southwark streets are all now 20mph so it only makes sense to unify the area.

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THE BAD: This is, however, just one step in a long list of safety measures we are urging the Council to implement in order to make the local streets safer. Despite engineers visiting the site last summer, being shocked at the potential traffic dangers and making promises for immediate action, still nothing has been done.

THE UGLY: Rat-running and reckless driving on Canonbie Road and Westwood Park are reaching alarming proportions: on Monday 9th February, 240 vehicles were recorded between 7.30am and 8.30am. This is a highly dangerous volume of traffic for what should be quiet residential streets. Smart Sat Navs (designed to find shortcuts) are the biggest part of the problem, leading vehicles along Canonbie Road away from the South Circular and nearby junctions. Roads on the Estate are now considerably more dangerous than they have ever been due to this increased volume of traffic. Many heavy commercial vehicles ‘shudder’ up and down the roads every day, causing vibrations that have been shown to damage foundations and structures of adjacent properties.

We need to act now before the situation gets out of hand and what is now a temporary solution becomes a permanent one. We are continuing with our campaign to urge the Council to do something about this before there is a tragic accident.

Please help us to stop this madness!

Fireworks a great success

Thanks to all who attended the TLERA fireworks party on Nov 8th. Despite heavy rain we had a fantastic turnout and none of the fireworks failed to ignite. We hope you enjoyed the food and drink and the spectacular display – if you missed it then it would be great to see you in 2015!

Thanks to the Horniman School for allowing us to use the premises for the display.

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Fireworks Party Saturday 8th November

TLERA Members and their families are invited to our annual Fireworks Party, to be held at Horniman School, Horniman Drive on Saturday 8th November 2014.

Paid up TLERA members should recently have received a Yellow flier for the event through their letterbox – please bring this with you to help speed up entry.

Doors open at 6.30pm, from when food and drink will be available, including home made mulled wine, all of which is included in the price of your ticket.

Entrance fee for members this year is £7 Adults, £3 accompanied children. This event is for members of the association only, but if you live on the estate and would like to join the association and have yet to do so, membership can be paid at the gate (£5 per household) in addition to the respective fireworks entry fee.

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday!

Please note that the display will go ahead regardless of the weather (but there is a small covered area). Please don’t bring any of your own fireworks or sparklers (for insurance reasons!) and note that unfortunately there are no toilet facilities available. Some younger children may require ear defenders if they don’t like loud noise as we’ve invested in some serious fireworks again!

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Annual General Meeting 2014

The Association’s AGM will be held on Thursday 9th October between 7-8.30pm at Horniman Primary School, Horniman Drive.

Julie Loffstadt, Head Teacher, will be speaking about her vision for the School. Our new local councillors will also be there to answer any questions you may have. Issues of current concern include planning, the maintenance of our Estate, and road safety – particularly with regard to the danger to children on their way to School.

We look forward to seeing you there.

The meeting is open to all residents living in the area covered by the Association: Amroth Close, Canonbie Road, Cleeve Hill, Horniman Drive, Langton Rise, Liphook Crescent, Netherby Road, Rocombe Crescent, Ringmore Rise and Tewkesbury Avenue.

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July events

Sunday, 27th July
The annual Summer Picnic will be held in the Triangle between Liphook Crescent and Horniman Drive from 1pm. Bring some food to share with friends and neighbours, plus your own plates, glasses, and cutlery. The Association will, as always, provide the liquid refreshments!

Wednesday, 30th July
The last of the three Jazz picnics will be held on the bandstand in Horniman Gardens from 7-8.30p.m. Bring your own picnic and listen to an evening of music that goes back to the Edwardian roots of jazz from 1910s ragtime to 1930s swing while watching the sun set over London. The Horniman Café will also be open and serving food and drinks around the bandstand.

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Garden Opening 2014

Our NGS Garden Opening on 31st May and 1st June was a huge success. The sun shone, 338 adult visitors plus lots of children came to see the gardens, many of whom were very tempted by the wonderful array of homemade cakes on offer. The same four gardens opened in 2013. This year they raised just over £3511, more than a 50% increase on last year! And the 50% increase was reflected in the amount we raised for the tea and cakes – our highest amount ever. So our thanks to all who the members who baked cakes, donated plants, and helped out at the event.

A new member also opened her garden for the first time on 13th July, raising over £700 – a fantastic result. All the money raised will go to the mainly cancer and caring charities supported by the National Garden Scheme.

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